Game apparatus



Dec. 3, 1940. OO E 2,224,060

GAME APPARATUS Filed Jan. 2, 1940 ATi'oRNEYs Patented Dec. 3, 1940UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GAME APPARATUS Jay 0. Moore, Fredonia, Pa.

Application January 2, 1940, Serial No. 312,119

2 Claims. (Cl. 265-40) This invention relates to game apparatus prothebase and the flange to rigidly secure the vided with indicating means,operated by an imrod to the base.

pact delivered from a blow of a striking imple- A pair of verticalbrackets I5 are secured near ment. the center of the base on oppositesides of the 5 An object of the invention is to provide a longitudinalmedium line of the base by bolts l6 weighted indicator guide adjacent ascale means or other connectors. The brackets receive the fordetermining a score. gudgeons ll of a substantially fiat bar-like rockAnother object of the invention is to provide shaft 18. a vibrating andbinding non-synchronized mo- A strike lever 19 in the nature of anelongated tion of the indicating means on its guide. plate or board issecured near the center to the 10 A further object of the invention isto provide rock shaft by bolts 20 or other connectors. One a cushioningmeans moulded into a weighted inend of the strike lever is bifurcated asshown at dicator and having a reinforced base to absorb 2| to looselyreceive the rod ID. A rubber plate shock from impinging action thereon.22 is secured to the top face of the pivoted end of A further object isto provide apparatus of the strike lever, and is adapted to receiveblows 15 this character which will be formed of a few f a m ll r mil r vA resilient p strong simple and durable parts, which will be in- 23 issecured to the base underneath the pivoted expensive to manufacture, andwhich will not end of the strike lever to absorb the shock of easily getout of order. the mallet blows.

With the above and other objects in view the A helical spring 24 isloosely sleeved on the 20 invention consists of certain novel details ofconguide rod l0 and is formed integral at the upper struction andcombinations of parts hereinafter end with a washer-like weight 25 whichis slidfully described and claimed, it being understood ably and looselysleeved on the rod Ill. The lowthat various modifications may beresorted to ermost convolutions of the spring are enlarged 25 within thescope of the appended claims without to form a reinforcing annular base26 for the 25 departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of thespring. The reinforcing annular base is supadvantages of the invention.ported upon the bifurcated end 2i of the strike In the accompanyingdrawing forming a part lever. of this specification: The riser rod I0 isprovided at the upper end 30 Figure 1 is a perspective-view of theinvention with a scale 21 to indicate the hei to Which 30 showing theindicator in dotted lines in indicatthe weight 5 rises under impulse ofthe b u ing position. cated end of the strike lever when the playerFigure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the S kes t p d e d Of t eever with the r invention with parts in elevation. mallet. The riser rodis resilient and in practice Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan of theinvenit vibrates while the weight is in movement and tion with theguiding means for the indicator this vibration has been found to keepthe weight shown in section. y from rising too high on the rod.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan of the indicating The base is provided at thecorners with short washer. supports 28 to elevate the same above theground,

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view of the india game table, or othersupport upon which the 40 eating washer mounted on a section of theguidbase may be placed.

ing means. In operation when the player strikes the piv- Referring nowto the drawing in which like oted end of the strike lever with themallet the characters of reference designate similar parts in bifurcatedend of the strike lever impinges the various views, l0 designates ariser or guide against the reinforcing base 26 of the spring and rodwhich is disposed vertically and is anchored compresses the spring toshoot the weight 25 upat the bottom to one end of a substantiallyrecwardly on the riser rod ID to a height commentangular base ll,although the base may be of surate with the force of the blow on thelever.

5 any other desired shape. The rod extends During upward movement of theweight the rod through an opening in the base and is provided vibratesand the spring 24 also vibrates so that on the bottom with a flange I2which engages the the walls of the opening in the weight haveinunderneath face of the base. A ring I3 is slidably termittentfrictional engagement with the rod, mounted on the rod and engages thetop face of as also does the convolutions of the spring, and the base.Bolts M are passed through the ring, thus a breaking action or bindingaction occurs 55 end, a weighted washer integral with the upper end ofthe coil spring, and a strike plate adapted to receive impact on thefree end of the lever, rocking the lever on its pivot forcing the washerand spring upwardly on the rod.

2. A game apparatus comprising a rod, a base supporting the rodvertically thereon, a spring having closely associated lowerconvolutions slidably supported on the rod, a weight on the top of thespring slidably received on the rod, and 10 a strike lever pivotedbetween its ends on the base and contacting said convolutions.

JAY C. MOORE.

